Introducing turtle to tank question

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Been contemplating this for a while now.. Can you house a freshwater turtle like a yellow belly or a slider with other freshwater fish? ...

Been contemplating this for a while now.. Can you house a freshwater turtle like a yellow belly or a slider with other freshwater fish? I have a 15 gallon hexagon style fish tank. Was wondering if this is possible to have? Any advice and suggestions is greatly appreciated

Been contemplating this for a while now.. Can you house a freshwater turtle like a yellow belly or a slider with other freshwater fish? I have a 15 gallon hexagon style fish tank. Was wondering if this is possible to have? Any advice and suggestions is greatly appreciated

Turtles, like any reptile, require special care. You would need at least 75 gals for a turtle, with an emerged area for the turtle to walk and bask on (heat lamp) in addition to a large swimming area. You cannot just plop them into any tank.

AK is quite correct. While technically you can combine fish and a turtle, you have to remember that the turtle has very specific and mandatory needs, like the "land" area where it can bask in heat and completely dry the shell [the cause of so many deaths of those small turtles is due to this, not being able to dry the shell] and this takes a large tank. As the turtle grows, some would naturally eat smaller fish, others turn vegetarian.

And they can live a long time. I had one in the mid-1980's, and when I moved to Vancouver in 1988 could not bring it so I gave it to the son of a co-worker who was interested. Today they still have it, some 25 years later, and it will likely be around a lot longer as it is being looked after.